Anna Bunina
Anna Bunina | |
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Portrait by Alexander Varnek, 1823 | |
| Born | Anna Petrovna Bunina January 18, 1774 Urusovo, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | December 16, 1829 (aged 55) Denisovka, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Genre | Poetry |
Anna Petrovna Bunina (Russian: Анна Петровна Бунина, IPA: [ˈannə pʲɪˈtrovnə ˈbunʲɪnə] ⓘ; January 18, 1774 – December 16, 1829) was a Russian poet. She was the first female Russian writer to make a living solely from literary work. She belonged to the same noble family that Ivan Bunin and Vasily Zhukovsky belonged to.